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Archived: Vacancy Notice – Legal Officer – Commercial, Negotiation & Contract (1 Position)

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Autoridade Nacional do Petroleo e Minerais (ANPM) is Timor-Leste public institution, created under Decree Law No. 27/2019, of 27th August, , 2nd  amendment of Decree-Law No. 20/2008 of 19th June, on the Autoridade Nacional do Petroleo, responsible of managing and regulating petroleum mining activities in Timor-Leste area, both offshore and onshore and in the Greater Sunrise Special Regime in accordance with the Decree Law on the establisment of the ANPM, the Timor-Leste Petroleum Activities Law, the Maritime Boundary Treaty (MBT) and the Mining Code. Currently the ANPM is seeking one (1) qualified Timorese for position:

Legal Officer – Commercial, Negotiation & Contract (1 position)

Task:

  • Review commercial transaction related to the assignment of interest, change in control, merger and acquisition involve an upstream contractor;
  • Review commercial agreement such as Service Agreement, confidentiality agreement and multi-client Agreement where ANPM become a party to the Agreement;
  • Provide legal support in contract negotiations and ensuring the commercial contract in which ANPM become part complies with the Applicable Law in Timor-Leste;
  • Preparing and organising case management file on various topics on legal commercial and dispute;
  • Provide opinion or views to directorate of PSC and Legal Compliance including management on legal commercial matter that should be directed to external counsel including Liaise with and assist external Counsel in the discharge of their obligation under work order issued under a framework agreement; Etc.

Education:

  • A person holding a Bachelor degree in Law in one of following areas may consider applying for this position (Preference Master Degree in Law):
  • Candidate specialize in Commercial Law with sufficient legal knowledge among others on contract law, insurance law, private investment law, financial regulations, trading regulations, property law, intellectual property law, Taxation Law, Customs Law, and other commercial related law;
  • Preference shall be given to candidate with Common Law Background;
  • Familiar with an online legal database such as OGEL, TDM, LexisNexis, Westlaw, Justis, Eur-Lex, Hein-online and many more including Law Report and cases, statutory instrument, legal journals;
  • Basic skill on Legal Administration (case management, writing up case report, assisting complain handling etc).

Essential Criteria: 

  • At least 6 months working experience in Law firm or legal organisation;
  • In undertaking his or her duty, the candidate shall ensure the Management of legal commercial issues encapsulate the following important aspect such as Commercial Awareness, Attention to details, research & analysis; resilience and self confidence
  • Timor-Leste Nationals;
  • Demonstrating ability to coordinate multiple tasks and able to work under pressure and outside of office hours when required;
  • Good communicate in English (Writing, Speaking, Listening and reading);
  • Good understanding of issues and sensitivities in a multicultural working environment;
  • Demonstrated commitment to teamwork.

 

Your application in English language must include:

  1. A cover letter shall address to the key requirement under education and essential criteria with maximum two pages.
  2. A CV/resumate with details decription of your education and professional experience, and must list three reference and their contact details.
  3. Copy of university degree (Degree and transcript), a copy of either Timor-Leste ID (Eleitoral, BI or Pasport).

Your applications shall be disregarded, if you cover letter do not address the key requirement and indicate your qualification, as well as incomplete documents attached.

Qualified applicants are kindly asked to submit your application for the above mentioned positions no later than 11 September 2020 at 05:00pm in electronic format to  hr@anpm.tl or hard copies to ANPM office at Tower of Ministry of Finance, 6th & 7th Floor, Ai-Tarak Laran, Dili.

Please download the position description (PD/ToR) by clicking here to be used for addressing the key essential criteria.

The ANPM promotes Equal Employment Opportunity to all gender in Timor-Leste.

The ANPM also invests to Human Resources capability and development.

 

Dili, 19 August 2020

 

(Human Resource Department)